Malayan local elections, 1957

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1957.[1][2][3]

Mayoral election

George Town

Date: 2 January 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidates Party Votes
G. H. Goh Alliance (MCA) 6 councillors
D. S. Ramanathan Labour 5 councillors
Source: [4][5][6]
Date: 30 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Candidates Party Votes
D. S. Ramanathan Labour
Source:

City council election

George Town

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate: 41,799
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
Labour 4 (8) | Alliance 1 (5) | Independent 0 (2)
Jelutong 1. Ooi Thiam Siew Labour 2. Abdullah Ariff Alliance (UMNO)
Kelawei 1. Chang Poh Jung Labour 2. Kamaluddin Baboo Alliance (UMNO)
Sungei Pinang 1. D. S. Ramanathan Labour 2. Lim Eng Hooi Alliance (MCA)
Tanjong East 1. Lee Kok Liang Labour S. M. Mohamed Idris
Khoo Yat See 		Alliance (UMNO)
Ind.
Tanjong West 1. Lim Kean Siew Labour Lee Woon Mun
G. O. Singh 		Alliance (MCA)
Ind.
Source: [7][8][9][10]

[11]

Municipal election

Kuala Lumpur

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Spoilt votes
Labour 1 (?)
Bungsar 1. V. David Labour 1,055 213 2. Gurdial Singh Alliance (MIC) 842 26
Imbi 1. Cheah Theam Siew Unopposed
Petaling 1. Lim Jew Siang Unopposed
Sentul 1. Abdullah Yassin Alliance (UMNO) Unopposed
Source: [12][13]

Malacca

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
Malayan Party 3 (?) | Alliance 2 (?) | Labour 1 (?)
Bukit China 1. Paul Anthony Prabalan Malayan Party 1,281 571 2. George Ivan Taye Alliance (MIC) 710
Fort 1. Tan Kee Gak Malayan Party 1,226 505 2. Cheng Chia Hua Alliance (MCA) 721
Mata Kuching 1. Hashim Abdul Ghani
2. Chong Kong Ying
3. Mohamed Abdul Rahman 		Malayan Party
Labour
Alliance (UMNO) 		864
765
758 		99 4. Yusoff Sulong
5. Yong Kong Yim
6. Syed Omar Abdullah Alhabshee 		Alliance (UMNO)
Labour
Alliance (UMNO) 		739
684
681
Tranquerah 1. Lim Yeow Koon Alliance (MCA) 987 141 2. Yap Eng Tee Malayan Party 846
Source: [12][14][15]

Town councils election

Alor Star

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Kampong 1.
Pekan 1.
Seberang 1.
Source:

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Maharani 1.
Parit Stongkat 1.
Sultan Ibrahim 1.
Source: [16][17][18]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Gunong Soga 1.
2.
Jalan Sultanah 1.
Kampong Petani 1.
Source: [19]

Bukit Mertajam

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate: 4,468
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
1.
1.
Source: [10]

Butterworth

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate: 5,145
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
1.
1.
Source: [10]

Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 2 March 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Spoilt votes
?
Green Town 1. D. R. Seenivasagam
Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani
Source: [20][21]
Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Spoilt votes
PPP 2 (2) | NAP 1 (1) | Alliance 1 (9)
Green Town 1. D. R. Seenivasagam PPP 1,150 420 2. Yeoh Kian Teik Alliance (MCA) 730 7
Menglembu 1. Cheong Pak Keen NAP 739 237 2. Chew Peng Loon Alliance (MCA) 502
Pasir Puteh 1. Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani Alliance (UMNO) 738 183 2. Choy Kok Kuan PPP 555 12
Silibin 1. Toh Seang Eng PPP 843 221 2. A. K. Subramaniam Alliance (MIC) 622 12
Source: [12][22][23][24]

Johore Bahru

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Spoilt votes
Alliance 4 (12)
Ayer Molek 1. Ahmad Mohamed Shah Alliance (UMNO) 339 48 2. Wan Mohamed Ibrahim Negara 291 6
Nong Chik 1. Sanudin Abdul Manas Alliance (UMNO) 477 73 2. Annuar A. Malek Negara 404 18
Tampoi 1. Lee Teck Ching Alliance (MCA) 281 197 2. Abdul Raof Aman Negara 84 17
Tebrau 1. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad Alliance (UMNO) 301 60 2. Mohamed Abdul Jabar Negara 241 11
Source: [12][25][26]

Kampar

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Central 1.
North 1.
South 1.
Source: [27]

Klang

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Klang North 1.
Klang South 1.
Port Swettenham 1.
Source:

Kluang

Date: 2 November 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Gunong Lambak 1.
Mengkibol 1.
Mesjid Lama 1. Mokhtar Zainuddin
Bahari Taib
Source: [28][29][30]

Kota Bharu

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Kubang Pasu 1.
Kota Lama 1.
Wakaf Pasu 1.
Source:

Kuala Kangsar

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Idris 1.
Kangsar 1.
Kenas 1.
Source:

Kuala Pilah

Date: 1 June 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Bukit Temensu 1.
2.
3.
Kampong Dioh 1.
2.
3.
Pekan Lama 1.
2.
3.
Source: [31][32]

Kuala Trengganu

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout
Alliance 2 (?) | Independent 1 (?)
Bukit Besar 1. Mohamed Abdullah Alliance (UMNO) Unopposed
Kuala 1. Toh Kim Chong Alliance (MCA) Syed Alwi Ind.
Ladang 1. Mutalib Salleh Ind. 268 155 Abdul Rashid Hussein Alliance (UMNO) 113 3,055 16.56%
Source: [33][34][35]

Kuantan

Date: 2 March 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Central Town 1.
Tanah Puteh 1.
Telok Sisek 1.
Source: [36][37]

Pasir Mas

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
Lemal 1.
Kampong Bahru 1.
Pengkalan Pasir 1.
Source:

Raub

Date: 20 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
Raub Australian Gold Mine 1.
Raub Town 1.
Sempalit 1.
Tanjong Gadong 1.
Source: [38]

Segamat

Date: 2 November 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Buloh Kasap 1.
Gemereh 1. Soon Boon Seng
Tan Boon Chiong
Genuang 1.
Source: [39][40]

Seremban

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
Alliance ? (7) | Labour ? (5)
Lake 1.
Lobak 1. Kat Fye Hin
S. Amir Singh Gill
Rahang 1.
2. 		Benson Lim Heng Kein
Govindan Suppiah
Lam Teck Choon
Robert Singam
Temiang 1.
Source: [32][41]

Sungei Patani

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
Pekan Bahru 1.
Pekan Lama 1.
Rural 1.
Source:

Taiping

Date: 7 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Spoilt votes
Alliance 2 (7) | Labour 2 (2)
Assam Kumbang 1. Hwang Yun Chih
2. Mohamed Noor Mohamed 		Alliance (MCA)
Alliance (UMNO) 		449
400 		9 3. Lim Chye Guan
4. Nor Rashid Ariffin 		Labour
Labour 		428
378 		13
Kota 1. Goh Ah Hin Labour 564 133 2. Ooi Cheng Hoe Alliance (MCA) 431 13
Klian Pau 1. Saba Ratnam Sellar Labour 716 314 2. Ng Pi Ca Alliance (MCA) 402 27
Source: [12][42][27]

Tanjong Malim

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Beirop 1.
Idris 1.
Malacca 1.
Source: [18]

Teluk Anson

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Changkat Jong 1.
Denison Road 1.
Pasir Bedamar 1.
Source:

Temerloh-Mentekab

Date: 19 January 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Mentekab North 1.
2.
3.
Mentekab South 1.
2.
3.
Temerloh North 1.
2.
3.
Temerloh South 1.
2.
3.
Source: [43]
Date: 28 December 1957
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Mentekab North 1.
Mentekab South 1.
Temerloh North 1.
Temerloh South 1.
Source: [44]

Local councils election

Penang

[45][46][47][48][49]

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